Prevention, Education, and Training

The prevention, education, and training grant provides many different types of events in the community to make people aware of impaired driving and the consequences, as well as, to promote prevention.

Activities:

• Survivor Speakers
• School based workshops
• Impairment goggles
• Health Fairs
• Community based workshops
• PSAs
• “After the Crash: Survivors Speak” YouTube video
• “PROMise” – prom time pledge campaign
• “I’m Coming Home” – homecoming pledge campaign
• Law Enforcement Training
• Resource cards

Please contact us at 508-746-2664 if you are interested in any of our prevention activities.

Who is a Survivor?

A survivor is anyone who has been directly or indirectly affected by a driver who was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

• Have you or a loved one been involved in an accident that was the result of an impaired driver?
• Did you witness an accident, or the aftermath thereof, that was the result of an impaired driver?
• Did you experience some type of loss as a result of an impaired driver?
• We are here to provide a variety of services to you and/or your family.

Whether you are the survivor, a family member who has experienced a loss, or a witness to an upsetting accident caused by an impaired driver, you may be experiencing grief as a result. The following is a list of symptoms you or someone you care about may be experiencing following a trauma or loss…

• Disrupted Sleep Patterns – Difficulty falling and/or staying asleep;
• Changes in Eating Habits – Over and/or under-eating;
• Reduced Concentration – Preoccupation with the emotions of the loss and/or an inability to concentrate;
• Sense of Numbness – This is often confused with what some refer to as denial. Feelings of numbness can be either physical, emotional, or both;
• Feelings of Hopelessness – Negative thought processes, lack of future insight, including goals and other life plans;
• Overwhelming Waves of Emotion – Consistent fluctuations in emotions and feelings can leave one feeling physically and emotionally drained.

If you are the survivor or family member of a victim of an accident involving a driver that was under the influence of drugs or alcohol, you have a right to Victim Compensation to assist with the costs

incurred in association to the crime. We can assist you in applying for and obtaining access to these funds. Call (508) 746-2664 for more information.